Tag: Israel Environmental Protection Ministry
Israeli government approves country’s first climate bill
Israel’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation on Sunday approved the country’s first climate protection bill, which aims to shift the country towards a zero-emissions economy by 2050.
The draft legislation, which was submitted by the Environmental...
Israeli Cabinet approves $21 million assistance plan for Jerusalem hills fire damage
The Israeli Cabinet on Monday approved a 70 million shekel ($21 million) rehabilitation plan to deal with the damage caused by the wildfires that devastated the Jerusalem hills two weeks ago.
The lion’s share (60 million shekels,...
Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry delays UAE pipeline deal
Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry froze an oil pipeline proposal with the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, pending further review.
Israeli Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg said she would push for a government debate regarding the...
Israel declares most beaches restored following massive oil spill
Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry on Wednesday announced the lifting of the state of emergency declared last month due to a massive oil spill off the country’s Mediterranean coast. Intensive clean-up efforts have restored 82 percent of the country’s...
Israelis rally to clean tar spill and avert future environmental crises
Why did 1,200 tons of sticky tar begin washing up on Israel’s Mediterranean beaches on Feb. 17? The answer is not yet clear. However, experts say that no matter what caused Israel’s worst environmental disaster, it should...
Israel rules out Greek tanker as suspect in Mediterranean oil spill
The Greek tanker Minerva Helen was not the source of the tons of toxic tar that washed up on Israel’s shores last weekend, Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry announced on Sunday.
A team led by the ministry and including representatives...
In wake of tar spill, Israel’s Health Ministry bans sale of fish from Mediterranean
Israel’s Health Ministry on Wednesday announced a temporary ban on the sale of fish from the Mediterranean Sea, due to the massive tar spill last weekend along the country’s shores.
Although so far, there is no indication...
Toxic tar spill ‘one of the worst ecological disasters in Israel’s history’
Tons of toxic tar washed ashore along Israel’s entire Mediterranean coastline over the weekend in what Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority is calling the episode “one of the most serious ecological disasters” in the...
In wake of Beirut explosion, Israeli scientists urge closure of Haifa petrochemical facilities
The explosion in Beirut on Tuesday that killed at least 100 people and injured thousands, revived concern among residents of the greater Haifa area that a similar fate could befall them if the petrochemical...